MACARTHUR

Merong Matigas Merong Malambot
Merong Tuwid Merong Kulot
Merong Buo Merong Durog
At Merong Taong Di Basta Lumulubog
Batung-Bato Ka Na Ba?
Rock-Rockan Na!




The other night as I was watching TV, I saw the advertisement of Fully Booked (A new establisment, a 5-story building full of books) and it featured must read books and one of them is Bob Ong's new..."MacArthur".

I have collected all of Bob Ong's piesces and this one I must buy. So last night I dropped by to our local bookstore and fortunately they have stocks and I bought one.

But as I started reading MacArthur I've noticed that this one is different from the past writings of Bob Ong. It is a short story...and it has a serious theme.

...Kwentong Addict. Usapang Addict. Salita ng mga Addict. Buhay ng apat na magkakaibigang Addict. This book is full of "shit" and curses from each character.

But I have found the lesson nearly at the end of the book when someone said.."Dalawang dekada ka lang mag-aaral. Kung di mo pagtitiyagaan, anak, limang dekada ng kahirapan ang kapalit. Sobrang lugi. Kung alam lang yan ng mga kabataan, sa pananaw ko e walang gugustuhing umiwas sa eskwela..."

Nice one!

----Why this book was entitled "MacArthur"? ...from "shit" that doesnt want to go down that keeps on coming back no matter how many times you flush it. "I shall return" it says.

Yuck!

Basahin nyo na lang mga Bogaloids!!!

Hahaha!!

august birthday blues...

madami sa min august celebrants
each has their way of celebrating it

...my brother
he went home...walang nangyari kasi nakalimutan ng nanay ko na birthday nya
i was supposed to treat him for lunch pero he went back to manila
sad =(

...my bandmates (at church)
celebrated at Bayview at Shell compound
pang pamilya ang dating

...my friends at shell
surprised "kiddy" party for them
with birthday party hats para sa mga matatandang gusto pa ring mgaing bata

...ako
di ko pa maisip kung anong gagawin ko
1. umuwi na lang at matulog
2. have some couple of friends at san mig station (kaso di ko trip ang band RNB kasi pag thursdays)
3. pumunta sa Library at Lipa (comedy bar na puno ng kabadingan)
4. pumunta ng manila (malayo kaso andun na lahat)

as of last night...im not in the mood to celebrate
papakuripot muna...

Come Back Down

..a song from Lifehouse. Tagal ko ng fave ito...

The song has a deeper meaning though. If you take time to reflect on it, it is as if God is telling you "Yeah i know it all, i know how it really feels. if you're going to find your way again, come back to me."

I do not consider myself as religious, i don't believe in religion anyway. Faith is not based on religion, it is based on relationship.

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COME BACK DOWN


Staring right back in the face
A memory can't be erased
I know, because I tried
Start to feel the emptiness
And everything I'm gonna miss
I know, that I can't hide

All this time is passing by
I think it's time to just move on

When you come back down
If you land on your feet
I hope you find a way to make it back to me
When you come around
I'll be there for you
Don't have to be alone with what you're going through

Start to breathe and fake a smile
It's all the same after a while
I know, that you are tired
Carrying the ones you lost
A picture frame with all the thoughts
I know, you hold inside

I hope that you can find your way back
To the place where you belong

When you come back down
If you land on your feet
I hope you find a way to make it back to me
When you come around
I'll be there for you
Don't have to be alone with what you're going through

You're coming back down
You say you feel lost can I help you find it
When you come around
From time to time we all are blinded
You're coming back down
You don't have to tell me what you're feeling
I know what you're going through
I won't be the one that lets go of you

I think it's time to just move on